 The station's air rights were later sold to the municipal government of Mt.Lebanon on November 20, 1987 for $485,000 to allow for commercial development on the stretch of Washington Road immediately above the station, including direct station access to Washington Road, office and residential housing units, and the construction of a new 500-slot municipal-owned parking garage, replacing an existing parking garage that was built in the 1950s.Construction of the parking garage was not without controversy, with the original proposal being shelved in 1989 due to a lack of financing, a reduced 350-slot garage being shelved in 1991, and an even smaller garage, with room for 262 cars and a direct connection to the station, ultimately being opened in February 1994.